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SPOOLER.

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H. D. GOLMAN.

SPOOLBR.

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H. D. GUZMAN.

SPOOLEB.

nmoA'rIoN FILED imo. 2a. 1907.

H. D. CoLMAN.

SPOOLEB.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 28, 1907.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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` H. D. GOLMAN.

SPOOLER.

APPLICATION FILED-DBO. 26, 1907.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

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H. D. GOLMAN.

SPOOLER.

APPLIOATIoN FILED Dna. 2e. 1907.

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H. D. COLMAN.

SPOOLER.

APPLIUATIUN FILED Dnc. 26, 1907.

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H. D. 'CGLMANl sPooLBR.

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1,078,574 Patented Nov. 1l, 1913.

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V W f A i unnmnnunui HOWARD D. COLMAN, OF ROCK-FORD, ILLNOIS, SSIGNOR, BY MESNE 11SSCthl'tVlIEN'IS,

TO HOWARD Il). OOJDIVUKN, LUTHER L. MILLER, ANI) HARRY A. SEVERSON, COPART- NERS DOING BUSINESS ROCKFORD, ILLNOIS, 15 lBARBER-COLMAN COMPANY.

SPOOL'Ell.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 111, 1913i..

Application led December 26, 1907. Serial No. 408,111.

bins and spools, and they other operations connected with the spooling process. This object ll accomplish by causingthe spools and the bobbins to travel in a circuit, thus permitting all' of the operations above mentioned' to be performed at, one point in the course traveledl by the spools and the bobbins.

Another object of the invention is to simplify theybuilding motion; that is to say, the mechanism for causing the yarn to be Wound evenly upon the spools. "In the preferred einbodimientlher'ein vshown I attain this object by providing a stationary, undulating guide rai-l oyer'which' the yarn extends in passing' from the bobbins to the spools. ln the travel of the spools and the bobbins, said undulating'rail causes the yarn to be fed to the spools 'at constantly and regularly Varying heights.-

The invention also relates to the other improvements in textile machines hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying dra-Wings Figure 1 is a fragmental Tplan View ofa machine constructed in accordance With my invention'. Fig. 2 is a similar "view of the end of the machine opposite to that illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmental plan View' of the Spool-rotating mechanism. f'Fig.. 1 is a sectional View throughthespool-rotatng mechanism, the View being taken on the line 1.4 of Fig'. 3.V Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View` of one of the antifrictionfdevices forming a part of the spool-rotating mechanism. Fig.' 6 is a side elevation ofv the port-ion of ther machine shown in"Fig.i1, a portion of the' spool and bobbin-carrier being omitted. Fig. 7 is a side elevational View ofthe end of the machine' shfoWn in Fig. 2. Fig. 8-is a side View of a portionof the thread-guiding rail, and Fig. 9 is a plan v'ievtrv thereof-"5' Fig. 10

is a longitudinal sectional View through a port-ion of the bed frame and the means for tightening the spool-actuating-belt. Fig. 11 is a sectional View on line 11 11 of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a transverse sectional View through the bedframe, the spool holders and bobbin holders being shown in elevation. Fig. 13 is a fragmental top plan view of the spool and bobbin carrier. Fig. 111 is a transverse section through said carrier, and Fig. 15 is a side view thereof. Fig. 16 is a sectional View through the belt pulleys taken on dotted' line 16 1G of Fig. 10. Fig. 17 is a plan view of the belt pulley actuating gears taken on dotted line 17' 17 of Fig. 10. Fig. 18 is a View, partly in section and partly in elevation. of the spoolcarrier-actuating mechanism. F ig. 19 lis a sectional View on the line 19 19 of Fig. 18. Fig. 2O is a detail perspective view of the equalizer for the sprockets, forming part of the spool-carrier-actuating mechanism.

in the presen-t embodiment of my invention, I have illustrated certain forms of mechanisms for carrying' out the generic principles involved, and these mechanisms are shown as being' mounted upon a base frame 1 having standards 2' which support the main portion of the frame.

The bohbins and the spools are carried by an endless chain which is continuously driven in one direction, and the spools are rotated by being held in Contact with a belt that is driven inthe opposite direction. It Will he understood, however, that 'the spool rotating beit might be driven in the same direction as the spool and vbobbin carrier, but at a di fferent speed. The means herein shown for shaft 7 carries a sprocket 8 over which runs a chain 9"' communicating motion to a sprocket 10 fixed on a shaft 11. Upon the latter shaft is rigidly mounted a pinion 12 that meshes with a gear 13 fixed to a sleeve 141 rotatably supported on va" spindle 15. Loosely mounted upon the sleeve 14 are sprockets 16 and| 17, for drivingr the spool:

and bobbin carrier. The 'spoclretslb 17 are caused to rotate with the sleeve 14 through the medium of an equalizer' 18 illustrated in Fig. 20, which is provided with an aperture 19 through which a stud 20 may pass so as to fasten the said equalizer 18 to the sleeve 14 (see Fig. 19), the equalizer being rotatable on said stud. The stud 20 also passes through an aperture in a spacing sleeve 21 which is interposed between the sprockets 16 and 17. Studs 22 on the equalizer 18 are adapted to contact with lugs 23 on the sprockets 16 and 17 so as to -cause said sprockets to rotate in the direction lof rotation of the sleeve 14, and at the same time permit of a slight relative movement between said sprockets. At t-he opposite end of the machine two sprockets 24 are rotatably mounted upon a fixed vertical shaft 25, said sprockets being alined with the sprockets 16 and 17 and being adapted to support the spool and bobbin carrier.

Upon the base frame 1 is fixed a plurality of frame members 26, a rail 27 bein-g attached to said members at each side of the machine.

The spool and bobbin carrier comprises a plurality of links 28. Each link comprises two horizontal parallel flanges 29 and a connecting portion 30 (Figs. 13,14 and 15). The links are connected together to form an endless 'chain by means of pintles 31 extending through the perforated ends ofsaid flanges.

The sprockets 16, 17 and 24 are adapted to engage said pintles for driving the spool. and bobbin carrier. Said carrier is supported upon the rails 27 by means of overhangi'ng lips 32 formed upon the upper flanges of the links 28, which lips engage the upper edges of said rails. An antifriction roller 33 rotatably mounted upon each of the pintles 31 bears upon said guide rails. In this instance, thebobbins are carried in bobbin holders 34 (Fig. 12) of any well known or suitable form, each of said bobbin holders being mounted upon a stud 35 extending`4 from a U-shape arm 36 fixed to the connecting portion 30 of each link 28.

Each of the spools 37 is rotatably mounted upon a spindle 38 (Fig. 15) carried by a crank arm 39 of a crank shaft 40, one of said crank shafts being rotatably mounted upon each of the links 28. In this instance, the lower end of the crank shaft is seated in a socket 41 in the lower fiange 'of the link, the upper portion of said shaft lying within an open bearing 42 (Figs. 13 and I14) in the upper fiange. Between its ends the shaft is' bent to provide a crank portion 43. A coiled spring 44 is attached at one end to said crank portion and at its other end to the connecting portion 30 of the link. The

pivotal bearings for the shaft 40 are located between the points of attachment of the spring 44, and, as will be readily seen, said 65 spring tends to hold the crank 43 at one side or the other of a straight line joining the fixed support for the spring and the pivotal supports for said shaft.

The spools 37 are rotated by means of an endless belt 45, which is supported at one end of the machine by a pulley 46 (Fig. 7) rotatably mounted upon the shaft 25. The means herein shown for driving the belt comprises the pulleys 47, 48, and 49 Figs. 10, 11 and 16), said pulleys being supported in a frame 50, which is movable toward and away from the pulley 46 to take up slack in said belt. In the present instance, the frame 50 has guide ribs 51 thereon which are slidably mounted in guide grooves 52 in a stal tionary frame 53 supported from the standard 4, In the frame 50 is rotatably mounted a vertical shaft 54 the upper end of which carries a bevel gear wheel 55 meshing with a bevel pinion 56 having a spline connection with a shaft 57. The shaft 57 isrotated by means of a drive pulley 58 fixed thereon. One end of the shaft 57 .is carried in a bracket 59 and theother is supported in a bearing 60 fixed to the frame 50. The bevel pinion 56 may be arranged to move with the frame 50 in any desired way, as by means of flanges 61 on the hub of said pinion lying at opposite sides of the bearing 60. The pulley 47 and a gear wheel 62 are fixed to the lower end of the shaft 54, said gear wheel meshing with gears 63 mounted upon shafts 64 in said frame. The pulleys 48 and 49 are each fixed with relation'to one of the gears 63. Any suitable means may be provided for adjusting the position of the frame 50, as, for example, a screw 65 having a' 'rotatable connection at one end with the frame 50 and having a screw-thread connechaving ltwo endless raceways 68 the'rein. i

.In said raceways are mounted antifri'ction rollers 69 against which4 the belt 45 bears.

Each of the rollers 69 is provided with a journal 70 mounted'in a groove 71 foriaed in the frame 67. Upon opposite sidesv of the frame 67 between the`pulleys 46 and', 47

is a ledge or flange 67a for supporting the belt 45. l

The yarn is automatically built up on the spools during their travel by means of an endless undulating guide rail 57, which rail maybe conveniently supported upon the` arms 58. The yarnextendsfrom the bobbins over the guide 57 to the spools. f As the spools and bobbins pass around .the machine, the thread or yarn will follow the path of the upper edge f'the rail 57 and will be fed upon the spool at a point substan? tially in line with the upper edge of the rail' 57 and this will best be understood by ref#k erence to Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 12.

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novaara arrow in Fig. l, the spools are rotated by the movement of the belt 45 in the direction indicated in said view. ln the present embodiment, at the end of the machine shown in F ig. l, the driving belt 45 does not extend into position to be contacted by the spools while the latter are traveling around said end of the machine. 'lhe spools, therefore, stop rotating as soon as they are carried out of contact with the belt 45, thus facilitating the tying on of a new bobbin. Any suitable means may be employed :tor ejecting the empty bobbins7 supplying :tull bobbins, tying the ends of the yarn on the full bobbins to the empty or partially filled spools, dotiing the filled spools, and supplying empty spools.-

lt will be remembered that each spool is held in driving contact With the belt a5 by.

a spring 4d. its the spool fills, its diameter, ot course, gradually increases. rlhe cranks 89- and 48 and the direction of the ull exerted by the spring d4 are .arrange so that when the spool is tilled to the desired extent the crank 43 Will have been moved to the opposite side of a straight line joining the fixed point ot support of the spring la and the supports for the shat't 40, Whereupon said spring immediately and automatically'moves the Acranlr t3 in the direction to throw the spool out ot contact with the belt 45. The lled spool maybe removed trom the machine at any desired point and by any suitable means.

The embodiment herein shown is largely illustrative. l recognize the fact that varions changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the mechanisms therein employed.

l claim as my invention:

l. A textile machine comprising means for giving a spool a traveling movement; and means for rotating said spool comprising a belt running in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the spool and operatively engaging said'spool.

2. A textile machine comprising means for giving a spool a `traveling movement; and a belt running in a direction opposite to the direction of travel of the spool, and arranged to Contact said spool.

3. A textile machine comprising an end-E less continuously driven belt; and means for moving an endless series of thread con tainers in a. direction oppositeto the direction ot movement of said belt and in driving engagement with said belt.

4. A spooler comprising means for moving a spool in an endless path; means for rotating the spool; and an endless guide for the thread being Wound on said spool.

5. A spool-andbobbin carrier comprising an endless chain, each link ot said chain be-v ing arranged to support a bobbin and aY spool.

ti. A spooler comprising an endless spool and bobbin support; an endless belt for rotating the spools; and means tor driving the belt and said spool-and-bobbin ysupport in opposite directions.

7 A spooler comprising an endless spooland-bobbin support; an endless belt tor rotating the spools; means for driving the belt and said spoolend-bobbin support in opposite directions; and a stationary endless thread-guiding member.

8. .ft spool-and-bobbin carrier comprising an endless chain; a. s ool spindle on each link ot said chain; an an arm on each link for supporting a bobbin holder.

9. Il. spooler having a spool-andbobbin carrier comprising an endless chain; a spoolsupport on each linlt ot said chain; an arm attached to each link; a bobbin-support at tached to the tree end ot each arm; means for moving said chain; means tor rotating said spools; and an undulating stationary thread-guiding rail.

10. A. spooler comprising spool-supporting means and an endless spool-rotating belt; pulleys over which said belt extends, and means tor supporting said belt bet-Ween said pulleys comprising a trame lying between the tvvo runs oi' said belt, said trame lia-ving an endless raceway and a series ot antitriction devices freely movable along and filling said raceway, the two runs ot said belt running .in contact with said antifriction Mp devices.

1l. A. spooler having a spool-and-bobbm carrier comprising an endless chain land spool and bobbin supports on said chain; wheels for supporting said chain; and a ma guide rail for supporting said chain intermediate said' Wheels, said chain having portions adapted to engage said rail.

l2. A spooler comprising a supporting framework; van endless belt; means for ya@ driving said belt an endless spool-and-bobbin-support; means for driving said spool and-bobbin-support, said -spool-andbobbinsupport comprising spool-supporting de ldd vices arranged to support spools in driving ma lidning said belt; an endless spool-and-bobbinsupport; means for driving said spool-andbobbin-support, said spool-and-bobbin-support comprising spool-supporting devices arranged to support a spool in driving engagement with said belt; and a stationary build rail located in operative relation to the threads extending from the bobbins to the spools.

14. A spooler comprising ,a supporting framework; an endless belt; an endless chain; spool supports and bobbin holders carried by said chain, said spool supports being arranged to support a spool in contact with said belt; means for driving said belt and said chain in-opposite directions; and an endless undulatory stationary build-rail located in operative relation to the threads extending from the bobbins to the spools.

15. A spooler comprising a member; means tor moving said member in a circuit; a bobbin-support on said member; spoolactuating means adjacent to the circuit. ot said member; a rock shaft carried by said member; an arm on said shaft; a spool spindle on said arm; a crank on said shaft; and a spring acting upon said crank and tending to hold a spool on said spindle in or out ot contact with said actuating means.

16. ln a spooler, in combination, a spooland-bobbin carrier comprising an endless chain; means for driving said chain; a spool spindle on each link of said chain; means tor rotating spools on said spindles; an arm on each link; a bobbin-holder on the 'tree end of each arm; and an undulatory stationary build-railover which the threads extend in passing from the bobbins to the spools, said arms being curved to` clear said rail.

17. A spooler comprising a series of spool and bobbin carrying devices; means for moving said devices in an endless path, said path having straight parallel sides and curved ends; and a spool-rotating belt supported along the straight sides ot said path in position to be contacted by the spools, and supported out ot position to be contacted by said spools at one ot said curved ends.

1S. textile machine comprising an endless carrier, a series ot thread container supports mounted on said carrier, means tor rotating the containers; and an endless undulating build-bar adjacent to the path ot movement ost said carrier, said build-bar being arranged to guide the threads running to the thread containers.

19. A spooler comprising endless carrier, a series oir1 bobbin and spool supports mounted thereon, means tor rotating the spools, and an endless 'undulatmf build-bar positioned adjacent to the path. oit movement ot said carrier and between the series or 1'-n 'dt'jacoho 'GQ l ".lb'lf ooobms f .io meries oi cpods, sam uibar being arranged to guide the thread running from a bobbin to a spool.

20. A textile machine comprising a travrunninoa to said container said iide bar acting in the travel ot said support to cause the thread to be wound evenly on said container.'

22. A textile machine comprising an endless carrier, thread-container supports mounted on said carrier, and an endless member arranged to rotate the thread containers mounted on said supports, said endless member following the path ot movement ot said endless carrier and being guided out of operative relation to the thread-container supports at a certain point. v

23. A text-ile machine comprising an endless driving member, an endless carrier following the path of movement of said driving member and extending out. ot such path of movement at one point, and a series of bobbin and spool holders mounted on said endless carrier.

24; A textile machine comprising an endless driving member, an endless carrier, a series ot spool and bobbin supports mounted on said carrier in position to have the spools driven by said endless driving member, said endless carrier being arranged to carry the spool and bobbin supports out of operative relation to said endless 'driving member.

25. A textile machine comprising an endless driving belt, an endless carrier mounted adjacent to the path et movement ot said driving belt, a series ot spool andbobbin supports mounted on said carrier, the spools being arranged to be held in driving contact with said belt, and means controlled by the amount ot thread wound on the spools 'for moving the spools out of engagement with said belt.

26. textile machine comprising an endess belt 'traveling in one direction, an endess carrier traveling in the opposite direction, and a series or thread containers mounted on said endless carrier in position to engage said belt to rotate said containers.

27: A spooler comprising an endless driving belt, endless carrier adjacent thereto, a series ot spooling supports mounted on said carrier in position to have thespoels mounted `on said carrier adjacent to said 'the thread running from the bobbin to spool supports, a bobbin holder carried by each of said arms, and means positioned between the bobbin holder and the spool support for guiding the thread extending from one to the other.

28. In a textile machine, the combination of means for giving a spool a traveling movement; means for rotating the spool; and a stationary member extending along the path of movement of the spool and-arranged to guide the thread running to the oo l 29. ln a textile machine, the combination of means for giving a bobbin and a spool a traveling movement together; means for rotating the spool; and a stationary member extending along the path of movement of said bobbin and` spool and arranged to guide the spool.

30. In a textile machine, the combination of a series of spool supports and bobbin holders arranged in pairs; means for moving said series in an endless path; and a stationary thread guide over which the thread runs from the bobbins to thread guide being arranged to build up the thread on the spool.

31, A textile machine comprising a supporting framework, pulleys rotatably mounted therein, an endless belt running-l over said pulleys, a pair of ratchet Wheels mounted adjacent to said pulleys, an endless chain running on said ratchet Wheels, and a series of spool supports mounted on said endless chain in position to have the lspools driven by said belt, one of said ratchet 4.0

Wheels being positioned so as to cause the chain to carry the spools out of engagement With said belt.

32. A spool and bobbin carrier compris- Y ing an endless chain consisting o f links pivthe spools, saidv l endless chain, said oted together, a spool carrying-spindle mounted on each link, an arm mounted on each link, a bobbin support carried by each arm, and means on each link acting upon the spool spindle for moving it into and. out of operative position.

33. A spool and bobbin carrier comprising an endless chain, said chain consisting of a plurality of links, each link comprising two horizontally parallel flanges and a connecting portion, the ends of the respective flanges of. adjacent links being pivoted together, a spool carrier mountedl in .the ianges of each link, and a bobbin supporting arm mounted on the connecting portion of each link.

34:. A spooler comprising an endless driving member, a traveling endless chain adjacent to said driving member, carrying means mounted uponeach link of said chain, said spool carrying means comprising a shaft rotatably mounted in the chain link, a crank arm on said shaft, a spindle for the spool carried by the crank arm, a second crank arm on said shaft, and a sprin acting on the second crank arm to normal y hlold a spool mounted on said spindle in engagement with said driving member, said spring acting tovrotate said crank arm to Withdraw the spool from the driving member when a certain amount of thread has been Wound on the spool.

35. A spooler comprising a supporting framework, an endless, guide mounted thereon an endless chain mounted upon and guided y said guide, an endless belt mounted adjacent to said guide, and a plurality of thread container supports mounted on said rotate'jthe thread containers.

HOWARD D. COLE/LAN.V

Witnesses: Y

W. A. BARBER, Louisa A. CULVER.

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